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1755 messages, Last post on Aug 29, 2008 at 10:23 PM
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Replying to: tiff_c (Jun 14, 2008 10:11 pm) I was offered a "special deal of $500 off the price if I buy today. I stated that I will pay MSRP but not any of the $1799 bilking. The cars were still in their shipping wrappers with plastic on the seats, so it's not like I was trying to get something for nothing. They wanted to do the 3 hour negotiation tap dance, so I walked out and began the search for another dealer and a different car. My experience with Hagerstown Honda has proved to be very poor and am appalled that Honda Corporate tolerates this price gouging from its dealers.
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Replying to: crazedcommuter (Jun 15, 2008 8:13 am)
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Replying to: tiff_c (Jun 14, 2008 10:11 pm) You will probably be waiting a LONG time. We wold gladly pay any dealer more than that for any they would sell us. Not every car has to be given away in order to sell.
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Replying to: watsac (Jun 15, 2008 5:02 am) http://www.usnews.com/blogs/flowchart/2008/5/16/why-small-cars-are-a-smart-buy.h- tml
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Replying to: watsac (Jun 15, 2008 9:46 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jun 15, 2008 9:56 am) 
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Replying to: watsac (Jun 15, 2008 5:02 am) Oh I understand supply economics well enough. But this is brought on by panic due to high fuel costs. The end of the matter is that my wife isn't going to get a 2008 Fit. Also I'd like to point out that if you do this in a time of emergency it's called profiteering and is a criminal act. Try charging a lot more for food during a food shortage and see what happens. Car dealers make an enormous profit in many ways. They don't have simple math for how they make a profit. I'm just going to drive my wife back and forth to work and save more money. People have long memories when it comes to car dealers ripping them off and taking advantage of a situation. I might buy a Prius instead of a Fit at least I can recoup most of the money in the Prius and the Fit does not get as good a fuel economy as the Civic LX/EX. Honda will make more cars but they are afraid gas will come down and they won't be able to give the cars away. Kind of like Trucks an SUV's right now. |
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Replying to: isellhondas (Jun 15, 2008 9:41 am) You will probably be waiting a LONG time. We wold gladly pay any dealer more than that for any they would sell us. Not every car has to be given away in order to sell. You are a car dealer, obviously you will take that attitude. Just remember we do remember who treats us well and who doesn't. Times will change and even if economy cars are here to stay the way we are treated now and the deals we do or don't get could cause us to switch brands. You are a car dealer might nor care but believe me the manufacturers do care. Oh not 1 or 2 sales but losing customers is usually a matter of attitude and perception. Honda has been good to me but I owe Honda nothing. It won't be long before there are a lot of good economy car choices. Then you will be glutted again and having to sell below MSRP. Personally I hope all the trucks and SUV's on dealers lots regardless of brand, rust away for years with no sales. I remember when Honda was gouging on CRV's, S2000's and same with Mitsubishi and Toyota on certain models. Car dealers and sales people get no sympathy from me nor do they ever give any.
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Replying to: tiff_c (Jun 16, 2008 2:27 pm) I responded to a poster that said he/she wouldn't buy a Fit unless they could buy one for a dealer's invoice. That is highly unlikely to happen in this current market. that was my point. It's not the dealers (or the customers) that determine the market. It's the market itself. So, you will be happy to see the big trucks sit and rust away but you consider it "gouging" when a dealer can make a decent profit on a small car that does sell well? I remember when people were paying 5000.00 over MSRP for PT Cruisers! Were they being cheated? Of course not! That was the market on them at that time. They were happy to pay the price to get the car they wanted. Now, they can't give those things away. The market turned quickly as the novality of these repackaged Neons wore off! Funny how that works!
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Replying to: isellhondas (Jun 16, 2008 3:08 pm) Now having said all of that, it still pisses me off when I hear that a dealer wants to bend someone over as a knee jerk reaction to make an extra buck during tough times. Just walk away from that dealer and tell your neighbors to do the same.
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